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Agree - I'm still using my 13" Mid 2009 Macbook - it has everything on it that I need, I got offered a latest Macbook from work, had to turn it down. That weird

Agree - I'm still using my 13" Mid 2009 Macbook - it has everything on it that I need, I got offered a latest Macbook from work, had to turn it down. That weird bar at the top, a keyboard that just feels horrible to type on, and a shiny screen that is just not for me.

lostlogin 8y ago
Assuming you were offered a MacBook (as in, non pro), you made a great choice. The dongle life is grim and even with the right ones (good luck there) you get stuck. Yuck.
- varjag 8y ago
  The MB12 has no touchbar.
  - lostlogin 8y ago
    Was this reply for me?
    - varjag 8y ago
      Yes it was meant to you. The post you replied to: > That weird bar at the top, a keyboard that just feels horrible to type on, and a shiny screen that is just not for me. There is no touchbar on MB, so they could not been offered that.
      - lostlogin 8y ago
        Ahh, thanks. I thought you were correcting me, not offering an alternative.
nambit 8y ago
Get a 2015 macbook pro. That's the highest spec macbook without the things that would annoy you.
neuronic 8y ago
Of course this is a matter of taste, but I seriously don't get the hate for the new keyboard. It took me two days to get used to it. The one thing I concede is, that it is loud.
- erobbins 8y ago
  It's super clacky, there's no key travel, and it's hard to blindly feel the edges of the keys. There's also no escape key.
  - thewizardofaus 8y ago
    The key travel is very important. When you can type 140+ Words per minute key travel becomes important to stop rsi in the wrist.
  - sehugg 8y ago
    Sounds like my old Atari 400, except it did have Esc.
  - extra88 8y ago
    The 2018 keyboard is much less clacky than the 2016 one but the travel is the same. I’m glad most of my typing is on an external keyboard anyway. I don’t have a problem with Esc being on the Touch Bar because it’s the leftmost target and nothing is that close to it. Maybe I’d feel differently if I was a regular vi user.
- epicide 8y ago
  For me, there was a huge difference between generations of the butterfly switches. The first gen felt like typing on a flat surface for me, whereas the newer ones feel really nice to type on.
- dsego 8y ago
  I liked it well enough until keycaps started sticking to my fingers and falling out while I was typing. I think the overheating weakens the tiny and fragile plastic hooks. Also, some keys get stuck or repeat letters but I got used to it.
abraham_lincoln 8y ago
I use my work supplied brand new MBP as a glorified desktop Mac Mini attached to a 4k 32" monitor.

lostlogin 8y ago

Assuming you were offered a MacBook (as in, non pro), you made a great choice. The dongle life is grim and even with the right ones (good luck there) you get stuck. Yuck.

varjag 8y ago
The MB12 has no touchbar.
- lostlogin 8y ago
  Was this reply for me?
  - varjag 8y ago
    Yes it was meant to you. The post you replied to: > That weird bar at the top, a keyboard that just feels horrible to type on, and a shiny screen that is just not for me. There is no touchbar on MB, so they could not been offered that.
    - lostlogin 8y ago
      Ahh, thanks. I thought you were correcting me, not offering an alternative.

nambit 8y ago

Get a 2015 macbook pro. That's the highest spec macbook without the things that would annoy you.

neuronic 8y ago

Of course this is a matter of taste, but I seriously don't get the hate for the new keyboard. It took me two days to get used to it. The one thing I concede is, that it is loud.

erobbins 8y ago
It's super clacky, there's no key travel, and it's hard to blindly feel the edges of the keys. There's also no escape key.
- thewizardofaus 8y ago
  The key travel is very important. When you can type 140+ Words per minute key travel becomes important to stop rsi in the wrist.
- sehugg 8y ago
  Sounds like my old Atari 400, except it did have Esc.
- extra88 8y ago
  The 2018 keyboard is much less clacky than the 2016 one but the travel is the same. I’m glad most of my typing is on an external keyboard anyway. I don’t have a problem with Esc being on the Touch Bar because it’s the leftmost target and nothing is that close to it. Maybe I’d feel differently if I was a regular vi user.
epicide 8y ago
For me, there was a huge difference between generations of the butterfly switches. The first gen felt like typing on a flat surface for me, whereas the newer ones feel really nice to type on.
dsego 8y ago
I liked it well enough until keycaps started sticking to my fingers and falling out while I was typing. I think the overheating weakens the tiny and fragile plastic hooks. Also, some keys get stuck or repeat letters but I got used to it.

abraham_lincoln 8y ago

I use my work supplied brand new MBP as a glorified desktop Mac Mini attached to a 4k 32" monitor.